Busting Out In Style

So I had a nap, a shower, was raring to go on Friday.

And played the worst poker for quite some time.

We started the game with a couple of guys, whom we will call "accountant chap" and "bowling ball chap", sitting next to each other, obviously friends having a little speech about how the top 2 league players are on this table. Can't say that bothered me, but please see previous posts on arrogance. Do not warn your opponents! F.F.S.

I'm determined to be tight, 10 handed, and after 3 hands, it limps in and I'm holding KJo. Well, thats got to be worth the small blind at least at 25/50 level.

Flop comes down K Q J rainbow and I guess I looked surprised, because "bowling ball chap" comments, "That was a good flop for you" to me. W*nker, seeing as he wasn't in the hand, I felt that was pretty out of order to say that.

I guess I tilted. Pot is 300, so I led out with 300, and got 3 callers. That can't be good for 2 pair on a board like that, but I can guess that at least one of them has a pair. The turn is a 3, which continues the rainbow theme and certainly shouldn't help anybody. I guess I may well be good, but I'd rather represent a straight, instead of a two pair. So I throw 600 in, 1 call, and 2 folds.

Thats better! I wonder what this guy has? Surely not flopping a straight with AK, he would have raised on the big blind with that. 9 10 on the big blind and that flop also strikes me as far too fortunate.

River is a 6, again not helping anybody, so my stupid head thinks I'm good, I lead out again with 1200. I'm sure those reading this, can probably see how badly this is getting played, out of position on a dangerous board. BB min raises to 2400.

Uhoh. And I pay him off. 9 10 off suit it was in the big blind. Lovely. KJ no good, and one of the turn folders mentions he had the same hand.

I honestly felt like an idiot, especially when the same thing happened to me last time. Not learning from my mistakes is me.

With 500 chips, I continue my theme of crap play. 3xBB raise with A 8s, flop comes down 5 3 Q, and the big blind bets, I fold (He shows 5 3o.. F.F.S), and I finally put my last 350 in with A9s.

Called by the CO with pocket nines.

Shortest tournament ever. I feel pretty disappointed, as I promised myself I would throw 2 pair in situations like this, this early in the tournament. Sometimes thou, my clear thinking when playing online just fails live occasionally. I know I would have gotten away from it online after 2 smooth calls. I blame bowling ball guy. Talking about a tell he picked up when he's NOT in the hand. Bad bad manners.

But I played bad, I got knocked out. Can't really complain.

*mope*